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James Ford railway carter, coachman1,2

M, #154, b. 3 March 1841, d. 30 September 1874
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 11 Oct 2020

Parents:

Father*: John Ford ploughman, dairyman, vanman b. 7 Sep 1816, d. 26 Apr 1894
Mother*: Margaret Scott b. c 1819, d. 14 Jun 1899
Relationship:
2nd great-uncle of Patricia Catherine Adamson
  • Birth*: James Ford railway carter, coachman was born on 3 March 1841 at St Vigeans, Forfarshire, Scotland, .3
  • He was the son of John Ford ploughman, dairyman, vanman and Margaret Scott.
  • (Groom) Marriage*: James Ford railway carter, coachman married Mary Duncan, daughter of John Duncan farm servant and Margaret Milne, on 23 November 1866 at St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland, .4,2,5
  • (Deceased) Death*: James Ford railway carter, coachman died on 30 September 1874 at Woodley, Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland, , at age 33 1874 deaths in the district of Arbroath in the county of Forfar; 345; James Ford coachman servant married to Mary Duncan; 1874 September thritieth 3h 0m am at Woodley Arbroath parish; m, 34 years; John Ford carter & contractor Margaret Ford ms Scott; disease of heart 3 years embolus 1 day; John Ford father 21 Elizabeth Street Maxwell Town Dundee; registered 1874 Oct 1st at Arbroath Alex Webster registrar.6
  • (Informant) Birth: He registered the birth of John Duncan Ford jute merchant on 23 December 1867 at 65 Millgate Loan, Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1868 Births in the district of Arbroath in the county of Forfar, ref 1; John Ford born 1867 December Tenty-third 3h 50m pm 65 Millgate Loan Arbroath Parish, male, parents James Ford railway carter & Mary Ford ms Duncan married 1866 Nov 23rd St Cyrus, signed James Ford father, regisrtered 1868 January 2nd at Arbroath signed Alex Webster registrar.7,2
  • (Informant) Birth: James Ford railway carter, coachman registered the birth of David Milne Ford PO telegraphist on 13 August 1869 at Roseby, St Vigeans, Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1869 births in the district of Arbroath in the county of Forfar, ref 472, David Milne Ford born 1869 August Thirteenth 10h 40m pm at Roseby St Vigeans Parish, male, parents James Ford coachman servant and Mary Ford ms Duncan married 1866 Nov 23rd St Cyrus, signed James Ford father, registered 1869 August 28th at Arbroath signed Daniel Goldsmith assistant registrar, initialled AW reg.7,5
  • (Spouse) Death: His spouse Mary Duncan died on 28 April 1875 at 40 Green Street, Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1875 deaths in the district of Arbroath in the county of Forfar; 181; Mary Ford widow of James Ford coachman (d servant); 1875 April twenty-eighth 40 Green Street St Vigeans; f, 38 years; John Duncan labourer Margaret Duncan ms Milne; peurpual fever 5 days certified by S Keith Anderson MD; John Duncan father 14 Green Street; registered 1875 April 28th at Arbroath Jas Leask assist reg, A Webster reistrar.8

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household6 June 1841James Ford railway carter, coachman was listed along with John Ford ploughman, dairyman, vanman in the 1841 census at Cotton of Inverpeffer, St Vigeans, Forfarshire, Scotland, . John Ford, m, 25, agricultural labourer, Angus; Margaret Ford, f, 20, Angus; James Ford, m, 3mths, Angus.9,10
Member of Household30 March 1851They was listed as a member of the household of John Ford ploughman, dairyman, vanman in the 1851 census at Cotton of Inchock, Inverkeillor, Forfarshire, Scotland, . James Ford, son, unm, 10, scholar, St Vigeans; John Ford, head, mar, 33, farm lab, Arbirlot; Margret Ford, wife, mar, 32, farm lab's wife, Barry.11
Head of Household2 April 1871He was listed as head of household along with spouse Mary Duncan in the 1871 census at Coachmans House Roseley, Arbroath & Forfar Road, Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland, . James Ford, head, 30, coachman domestic Serv, b Arbirlot; Mary D Ford, wife, 34, b Kinneff Kincardineshire; also in the household were John Duncan Ford jute merchant and David Milne Ford PO telegraphist.12

Family:

Mary Duncan b. 21 May 1837, d. 28 Apr 1875

Children:

John Duncan Ford jute merchant+ b. 23 Dec 1867
David Milne Ford PO telegraphist+ b. 13 Aug 1869, d. a 13 Aug 1869
William Scott Ford mill mechanic, marine engineer+ b. 9 Jun 1871, d. 8 Sep 1957
Agnes Jane Stewart Ford nurse b. 12 Jun 1873, d. 5 Dec 1948
James Ford b. 23 Apr 1875, d. 26 Apr 1875

Citations

  1. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), 1948 Boughty Ferry 282/5 104 image held [Jul 2020].
  2. [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory Births Arbroath 1868 ref 272/ 1, image held [Oct 2020].
  3. [S35] Old Parochial Register of pre-1855 (General Record Office of Scotland) OPR birth/bapt 1841 St Vigeans ref 319/40 312, no image [Jul 2020].
  4. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), LDS M112671 [April 2006].
  5. [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, Statutory Birth Arbroath 1869 ref 472, image held [Oct 2020].
  6. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS 272/00 0345; Arbroath 1874 image held [Sept 2007].
  7. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI).
  8. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS 272/00 0181 Arbroath 1875 [Sept 2007].
  9. [S49] Website Web Site online (www.) freecen; SCT1841/319.
  10. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS census 1841 St Vigeans 319/00 011/00 001 (image held) [Aug 2012].
  11. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS census 1851 Inverkeillor (image held) 293/00 001/00 020 [Mar 2007].
  12. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation Parish: Arbroath; ED: 32; Page: 1; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1871_47 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1871 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1871 Scotland Census. Reels 1-191. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Mar 2015]
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